Miss Venezuela StefanÃa Fernández was crowned the 58th Miss Universe in Nassau, Bahamas, on Sunday (Aug 23).
The 18-year-old became Venezuela’s sixth Miss Universe winner; it’s also the first time ever for representatives from the same country to win consecutive Miss Universe title, with Dayana Mendoza crowning in 2008.
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Dayana Mendoza from Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 13.
Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008 (Image from
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Asians didn’t perform well in the 2008 contest with only one contestant making it into last 15. Riyo Mori from Japan was the 2007 winner, with another three Asians (India, Korea and Thailand) making it into the last 15 last year.
